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You probably heard a lot of banter about the tiny iPhone online, but a new report claims Apple vastly overestimated how many people would actually purchase the phone and has had to cut production by over 70 percent.

The semiconductor shortage is now hitting the industrial computing market, with silicon lead times jumping as high as 50+ weeks depending on the components in question.

T-Mobile will start sharing your data with third-parties and using it for targeted advertising on April 26, unless you take action to opt out.

Google launched Chrome OS a decade ago with a device you couldn't even buy called the CR48. Now, you can get Chrome OS laptops from numerous manufacturers for a pittance, and they're selling better than Apple computers. Google is celebrating ten years of Chrome OS with the launch of version 89, which includes a phone hub, clipboard manager, improved virtual desktops, and more.

New reports suggest Samsung may not ship new SSD controllers from its Austin facility until May. That's a problem considering 75 percent of its SSD controllers come from that factory.

Microsoft has admitted that at least some Bethesda games will be Xbox and PC exclusives.

The Nintendo Switch has proven extremely popular with gamers in large part because it's portable. It's a bit underpowered compared to the other game consoles, though. A Chinese startup aims to offer a Switch-style device with a lot more power and access to the multitude of games on Windows.

Soon we'll be upgrading our comments section to a new system called OpenWeb, with improved spam filtering and support for inline GIFs, images, and more.

Tesla is building a secret 100MW battery storage facility in Texas, for an electricity provider with roughly 255,000 customers across the state.

After some recent upgrades, Verizon's LTE is now faster than its 5G.

Part of NASA's Perseverance mission is to collect samples of Martian soil to return to Earth, and NASA just awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to build a significant part of the system: the rocket that lifts off from Mars.

Microsoft and Intel have been tapped by DARPA to develop a useable implementation of fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). If the companies succeed, it'll be a watershed moment for cybersecurity researchers.